Greatness starts with the replacement of hatred with polite disdain.
For a brave man deserves a well-endowed girl. [Ger. , Denn ein wackerer Mann verdient ein begutertes Madchen. ]
The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
If you want a wise answer, ask a reasonable question.
I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. . . . In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated, and a person is humanized or is dehumanized.
Everything is hard before it is easy.
Anyone and anything can be a vehicle for the expression of God - but never contain the fullness of God. Therefore, the church recognizes that God will simultaneously employ and shatter. . . all doctrines, all ideologies. . . even within the church itself.
Love chooses to believe the best about people. It gives them the benefit of the doubt. It refuses to fill in the unknowns with negative assumptions. And when our worst hopes are proven to be true, love makes every effort to deal with them and move forward. As much as possible, love focuses on the positive.
If law school is so hard to get through. . . how come there are so many lawyers?
Once the US Open is over in the States, mainstream America doesn't really follow tennis, unless you are a true tennis fan.